Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14

benefit, as they will help to hold Chicago
down to more respectable level. But
the best and most important move 20 the
cattle and sheepmen OF Texas is a
slaughter and canning house to be estab
lished ~ one OF cur railroad centers,
to which we can get with our stock, and
from which the dressed meat can be
shipped TO the North, the East, the West
aud the South, or to foreign markets
without loss. We are not slone interest
ed IN the building up OF q market; tie
farmer proSpers by it, for he vii! in few
years have to furnish orr winter beef en-
tirely, and our success will be his gain,
not only in the handling of beef, but tie
products for which he finds market will
nelp make him prosp rous. The farmer,
| the St0cEngu, the merchant, the manu-
! factUr3r GGd the money changer are al
! Interested il this scheme Of building &
| home market: and We believe that
| if the membership of this meeting does
! its duty to themselves they will re-
ceive t]e encouragement OF the good PEG
pie of TIE whole land. Let not the cattle
men overlook the advantages especially
! arising to his favor and benefit. With
| this nome market the cattlemen will be
| in many ways blessed. In the early
| Sp1liiS- anu HLA---LSit "-sS-i s1As-S0 HSNi 49,
not fat in any country, the Texas cattle
man has his young calves to market,
which he could do with this home enter
prise withou5 heavy loss from long runs
to 81. Louis AID Chicago. Then the
old COW has time to get fat,
so as 10 be in shape to go to
! the market in the fall.
! WHAT better plan can the cattle man want
80 keep his cattle down TO the number
! safe to hold on his range in the winter,
while he has market near to consume
| the better calves, the old cows and what
| steers be may wish TO let 60? There are
many other points OF interest to cur
| stock people of which we would like to
! treat, but time end space forbid. the
! standing committees will come n wita
their reports, which, we trust, VIII
! throw much light On the needs
and wants Of the sock people.
We are glad % sag that at this time the
! finances OF our association are IN belser
condition than st cur last meeting. We
u. il debt to about the amount VI $40,
caused BY the unpaid balance On the note
aud interest We owed at our last meet
| Ing and the Necessary expenses Incurred
iron. that time 20 date. This expense is
| priuc5p allg for the wages due our score
tlry and other claims, such as printing
| and postage. Your executive com
mittee mas held ouly one special
meeting siEce your adjournment;
that was held at Austin,
| December 10, last, when Joan 7. Lyle,
". &. Savers, l. 7. Pryor, j. II. Day and
George w. Ljttlefeld answered TO roll
call. The object Of this meeting was to
consider the exposed condition of our
cattle interests, rs there was SO much eX-
element in Eastern and Western states
over surO-pneumoIia; nut after waiting
on our governor we leSrned OF BIN his
pOwarlees position, 50 there was nothing
for US TO 90 but await the annual meeting
| of this association to take action on the
situation. The next most important OBJ
iect Of the meeting was to consider ways
and means by which the amount due the
association by delinquent members could
be collected, A majority OF the commit
tee present thought it best to issue an
other circular to the members of the as
sociation, asking them to please take
notice of their standing ard remit the
amount due by them. The treasurer,
who has had charge of the secretary's
books, tells US he issued SUCH circular
to each delinquent member. tut says he
has received but little money from them.
So now the veXed question comes
up again IS TO what shall be done with
the many delinquent members. At our
last meeting we were disposed to sympa-
thize with them, believing that if such
members could only understand the true
situation they would come 10 ike men
aud bear their part Of the burden with u.
Those who have hGard the different calls
IL, !
from our midst must be dealt with aud
cared for by tae members who are here at
this meeting, and without making
any suggestions we leave the
Troublesome question TO your c1nsidCra-
ton, feeling aud trusting that they WI
81 vour hands receive the charity and JUS
tice due them. There is Tow due the as
scciation the sum of S3O24.25, besides
the dues that VIII DE payable at this
meeting. We realize the power we could
WELD and the benefit it would
BE- 20 the stock people, ii every man
| would come up with what he owes of
this dent. Bat while this lsrge amount IS
du3 Us by the members, YET effort after
effort has been made to collect The same,
and in our deliberations We would
encourage the belief thst the debt is
| worth but little. Your committee would
most earnestly insist that the quar-
| antine lews OF adjoining states ard terri
| tories against our cattle be most faith
| fully observed, eS BY honest and far deal
| ing we can alCne expect their support
and sympathy. and before We close, we
| beg Of the delegates assembled TO consider
the results arising from the goo feeling
| tha5 should exist between the different in
| tereStS and sections which have assem-
bed here. Wishing you Z pleasant and
successful meeting, we are most respect
| fully Jour executive committee.
| GEORGE W. LITTLEFIELD,
Chairmal.
| RESOLUTIONS ABOUT DEEP WATER.
The following resolutions were intro
| duced and referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Resolution by ". E. Hughes and c. NJ.
Rogers:
Whereas, driving horned cattle and
other live stock over the plains, usually
| called the trail, 10 other states and terri
tories in quest of market, has already
! become well nigh impracticaole By reason
| of the settlement aud occupancy Of the
country, the frequent Interruptions in the
progress of travel because Of guarantees,
| the troubles and eXactiOns imposed by
tina authorities. -lghtful or assumed,
along the route travelled; and
Whereas, The tt nsportstion by The
long and tedious hauls by methods il
| disregard of the interest Ct the shipper,
| cruelty abusive OF the animals, over rail
! l0sds to reaca markets of capacity TO
! consume the beef consumed in Texas, re-
suits in so great 8 shrinkage in the
weight of the animals, with the frsight
sud other charges, lat the present depress-
! ed price of cattle, IS to leave little or